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I have heard this about natural honey,the type you get from a good hive and a reputable beekeeper. I do enjoy honey on toast occasionally, and don't see any adverse reaction to it. I use a good natural maple syrup with Splenda in it and really enjoy the flavor, much more then any other syrup on the market even the real stuff makes my teeth ache to taste it, let alone the so called maple-like or maple flavored junk. Too much sugar in the look a likes. I much prefer the real deal. Just like real butter in moderation in comparison to the flavored oils. Go with the real stuff! our bodies were designed to digest the real thing not the fake wannabes.

The sugar free syrup will have to do for me. I'm thinking of how high my glucose would go with real syrup and I'm not taking a chance. I love waffles, french toast and pancakes with sugar free syrup. m-m-m-m-m-m-m- is right.

As has been stated here before, it is better to do your own research than to believe all that you read. Here is what the Science Codex has to say. Although the benefits seem to be there, more research needs to be done. They are looking into ways to extract the beneficial compounds to help those with diseases like cancer and diabetes. They are not recommending the use of pure maple syrup as a way to aid diabetics. Also, the research was done on a small amount of northern Canadian maple syrup and the tests on more need to be done to see if it is prevalent in all species of the sap.

What a bunch of junk. Just because something contains things that may be good for you it doesn't mean that the substance as a whole is good for you. Maybe maple syrup does contain things that help diabetics but that doesn't change the fact that the sugar in it will potentially cause more damage than the good stuff will help.

I absolutely do not believe this…and I'm a 1st generation American born with 100% French Canadian heritage. Whenever my BS drops low (60 or less) I eat one Eggo waffle with a small amount of pure maple syrup on it…within 3 hours, I'm over 160. Sounds like it was written by the Quebecois marketing department…:>)

It's what I eat it on that kills me lol lol I live in Maine its only the real thing for me lol So I font care if its better for me I look at the carbs and always go for the best this for me Best wishesHarlen

I find that Maple Grove Farms in Vermont makes a Fantastical Sugar Free Maple Syrup that looks ,.tastes and smells like the real Syrup and it also has a nice thick texture that doesn't run all over the place like the fake syrups do ,.,.

If it's true, then I guess I'll go w/out. Cause it's only goes w/pancakes, and I don't eat pancakes anymore. Way to many carbs. I won't even eat s/f syrup any more. So whatever the article says, then I'll take it as a bogus read. Cause I've always have said this: "once a diabetic, will always be a diabetic". There's no magical remedy to "cure" this disease. It use to be like luggage. U kept it for life. Now U don't even keep that for life.

wow - I absolutely LOVE real maple syrup. One of my older sisters and her husband used to make it every Spring and sometimes Mother and Daddy would take me over and we would help. I may just have to try some again and see how it works for me. I miss using it and also honey - been told honey is okay too but kind of afraid to try it too.

Real Maple syrup is so much better than the bottle stuff you get in the stores. I use honey in my tea, I don't use alot as it will raise my sugars, but, once in awhile it doesn't hurt. Thanks for responding.